Georgia: Emergencies and special situations — Part 4 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “What does Georgia's Good Samaritan Law do?” · “Why should police be alerted after a deer-automobile crash?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Georgia Driver's Manual" (2023-2024), Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS).
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How should serious bleeding be stopped when aiding an injured person?
- With a tight tourniquet placed above the wound right away
- By leaving the wound uncovered so that it can dry out
- By washing the wound with running water until it stops
- With thick, clean cloth pads applied with pressure by hand
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Correct answer: With thick, clean cloth pads applied with pressure by hand
The manual says to stop serious bleeding with thick cloth pads, as clean as possible, applied with pressure by hand.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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What should you do for an injured victim to keep them warm?
- Cover the victim with blankets or coats if necessary
- Give the victim hot coffee or tea to drink right away
- Move the victim into the back seat of your vehicle
- Have the victim walk around until the shaking stops
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Correct answer: Cover the victim with blankets or coats if necessary
The manual says to keep the victim warm by covering with blankets or coats if necessary.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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If an injured victim must be moved, what should you try to do?
- Lay the victim flat on the ground and raise the legs up high
- Sit the victim upright against the side of your vehicle
- Get help and keep the victim in the position he or she was found
- Carry the victim alone to the shoulder as quickly as possible
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Correct answer: Get help and keep the victim in the position he or she was found
If the victim is moved, get help and try to maintain the victim in the position in which he or she was found.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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What does Georgia's Good Samaritan Law do?
- It requires every driver to stop at every crash scene they pass
- It holds a person harmless for civil damages for giving emergency care
- It pays the medical bills of anyone who gives emergency care
- It forbids untrained people from giving emergency care at a crash
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Correct answer: It holds a person harmless for civil damages for giving emergency care
The Good Samaritan Law holds any person harmless for civil damages arising from an act or omission in rendering emergency care.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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After a crash on a multilane highway or expressway with no apparent serious injury or death, what is the duty of the drivers involved?
- Leave the vehicles exactly where they stopped until police arrive
- Wait for police in the traffic lane where the crash happened
- Push the vehicles into the nearest open travel lane
- Move the vehicles off the roadway to a safe location like the shoulder
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Correct answer: Move the vehicles off the roadway to a safe location like the shoulder
The drivers must move their vehicles to a safe location along the shoulder, emergency lane, median, or other safe refuge.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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Under what condition should drivers move their vehicles after a crash on a multilane highway?
- Only if the vehicles can be driven normally and no further hazard results
- Only if a police officer is present at the scene of the crash
- Only if neither vehicle has any damage and both look normal
- Only if the other driver agrees in writing before the move
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Correct answer: Only if the vehicles can be driven normally and no further hazard results
Drivers should move vehicles only if they can be driven normally and successfully and moving them presents no further hazard or harm.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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If the persons in a crash cannot move their vehicles, whom may they ask to move them?
- Only a police officer, or a tow truck operator who is called
- Any nearby passenger, even one who has no driver's license
- Any other nearby driver with a valid license of the right class
- Any nearby driver who holds only a learner's permit
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Correct answer: Any other nearby driver with a valid license of the right class
They may request any other driver in the vicinity with a valid license of the appropriate class to move their vehicles.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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What is the legal effect of moving vehicles after a crash as described in the manual?
- They are presumed to be at fault for moving the vehicles
- They are not considered at fault simply because they moved the vehicles
- They lose the ability to file a written report with police
- They can be accused of failing to stop and provide information
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Correct answer: They are not considered at fault simply because they moved the vehicles
Drivers who move vehicles are not considered at fault simply because of that, and moving does not affect their ability to file a written report.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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Automobile crash data from the Georgia Department of Transportation show that deer-automobile crashes account for what share of reported crashes each year?
- About twenty percent
- About ten percent
- More than half
- Less than six percent
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Correct answer: Less than six percent
Deer-automobile crashes are on the rise but account for less than six percent of reported automobile crashes each year.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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What might a deer standing calmly by the road do if it is startled by a car?
- Bolt toward the road rather than away from it
- Stay perfectly still until the car has passed it by
- Run away from the road and into the nearby woods
- Wait calmly for the car to come to a full stop
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Correct answer: Bolt toward the road rather than away from it
The manual notes that a deer calmly standing on the roadside may bolt toward the road if startled.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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Why should you always slow down when a deer crosses the road in front of you or another car?
- Deer only ever cross the road one at a time and alone
- Deer slow down to match the speed of the vehicle passing by
- Deer usually travel in groups, so another is likely close behind
- Deer are attracted to the sound of fast-moving vehicles
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Correct answer: Deer usually travel in groups, so another is likely close behind
Deer usually travel in groups and it is likely that another deer is following close behind.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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What should a driver do if a deer is spotted on the road or roadside at night?
- Speed up to pass the deer quickly before it can move
- Slow down immediately, blink the headlights and switch to low beam
- Switch to high beam and keep it on to watch the deer
- Turn off the headlights completely to avoid blinding the deer
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Correct answer: Slow down immediately, blink the headlights and switch to low beam
The driver should slow down, blink the headlights, and switch to low beam so as not to blind the deer.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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What may help scare a deer from the road?
- A long continuous horn blast
- Turning off the engine and waiting
- Stopping and getting out of the car
- Short horn blasts
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Correct answer: Short horn blasts
The manual says short horn blasts may help scare the deer from the road.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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What should you do if a deer or other animal runs out in front of your car?
- Slow down as much as possible and never swerve
- Swerve quickly into the next lane to avoid it
- Swerve onto the shoulder to miss the animal
- Speed up to get past the animal quickly
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Correct answer: Slow down as much as possible and never swerve
Slow down as much as possible to minimize damage; swerving may cause you to strike another vehicle or leave the roadway.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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Why should police be alerted after a deer-automobile crash?
- Police must remove the deer from the roadway within one hour
- The law forbids touching the vehicle until the police arrive
- Most insurers require a police accident report before paying claims
- The state pays for the repairs only if there is a police report
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Correct answer: Most insurers require a police accident report before paying claims
Most insurance companies require an accident report from the police before paying claims for this type of crash.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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During which hours are deer usually seen along the roadside?
- Late morning and early afternoon
- Early morning and late evening
- Midday and mid-afternoon only
- Midnight to 3 a.m. only
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Correct answer: Early morning and late evening
Deer are usually seen along the roadside during the early morning hours and late evening.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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During which months are deer most active because of the peak breeding season?
- June, July and August
- January, February and March
- April, May and June
- October, November and December
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Correct answer: October, November and December
Deer are most active in the fall months of October, November and December during the peak breeding season.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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Why are late February and early March critical months for deer-car crashes?
- Deer gather along road shoulders to feed on new green food
- Deer migrate across roads to reach their summer range
- Deer are driven onto roads by flooding of their forest homes
- Deer are at the peak of their yearly breeding season
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Correct answer: Deer gather along road shoulders to feed on new green food
During this period deer concentrate along road shoulders to feed on new green food available following winter.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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When are deer often spotted at midday?
- During the winter months
- During the fall months only
- During the summer months
- During the early spring only
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Correct answer: During the summer months
The manual says deer are often spotted at midday during summer months.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50
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What should drivers do in areas with known deer populations?
- Drive only in the left lane of the road to stay away
- Constantly scan the road and shoulders for deer
- Drive with the high beams on at all times to see
- Stay close behind the vehicle ahead of you
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Correct answer: Constantly scan the road and shoulders for deer
In areas with known deer populations, drivers should constantly scan the road and shoulders for deer movements and sightings.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 50